Adverse conditions during pre- and postharvest stages negatively affect the longevity and quality of horticultural crops, which should be considered in marketing management, especially for cut flowers. Methyl jasmonate, well known as a signaling molecule in plant defense responses, could be...

In recent years, rosehip is gaining more attention due to its high nutritional and medicinal value. Rosehip seeds usually discarded as waste, contain oil with high bioactive potential. These nutritional properties recommend the use of rosehip seed oil (RSO) to develop innovative food, pharma, and...

This study aimed to assess the effect of dietary tara (Tara spinosa (Feuillée ex Molina) Britton & Rose) hydrolysable tannins on performance and meat quality of finishing pigs. Twenty barrows (crossbred PIC × Piétrain; age: 125 ± 5 d; bodyweight: 60.8 ± 3.89 kg) were randomly assigned to two groups ...

This study aimed to develop a green method to obtain an anthocyanin-rich edible extract of Clitoria ternatea flowers grown in southern Brazil. The extract was characterized by UHPLC-MSⁿ and analyzed for toxicological potential in an in vivo model, total phenolic content, and biological activities....

In this study, a novel non-targeted strategy based on high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) and fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) was first proposed for the classification of Rosa roxburghii Tratt (RRT) from eight geographical origins in Guizhou, China. HPLC-UV ...

Tomato plants are a crop of great economic importance worldwide. Mexico is considered the world's leading exporter of this vegetable, with a 24% market share. However, this crop can be affected by diseases such as bacterial freckle and bacterial cancer that can be introduced to plantations through...

The article shows the results of studying the early fruitfulness of young plantings of seedless grape varieties: their compliance with the weather conditions of vegetation; groups of early fruitfulness with indicators of the mechanical composition of bunches and tasting evaluation of berries are...

Since the demand for wine types and table grapes is continuously changing, recognition of autochthonous varieties is gaining more importance in obtaining unique tastes. This study evaluated some prominent ampelographic features to discriminate an autochthonous grape population. Relationships...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the main complications of diabetes. However, effective therapy to block or slow down the progression of DN is still lacking. San-Huang-Yi-Shen capsule (SHYS) has been shown to significantly improve renal function and delay the progression of DN. However, the...

Lately, the essential oils industry has been one of the most expanding markets globally. However, the byproducts generated after the distillation of aromatic plants and their transformation to novel high-added value products consist of a major up-to-date challenge. Thus, the scope of the current...